HSC 317 MIDTERM EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
T/F The Department of Health and Human Services is the only entity under the federal
government that plays a role in our nations health - ✔✔False
✔✔The contributions of religious groups to community health have been:
a.) minimal
b.) relatively ineffective in the past 100 years
c.) expensive
d.) substantial - ✔✔d.) substantial
✔✔T/F The core functions of public health are utilized by state health agencies -
✔✔True
✔✔T/F Voluntary health agencies were created in Europe - ✔✔False; created in
America
✔✔Which agency maintains records, analyzes disease trends, and publishes
epidemiological reports on all types of disease?
a.) National Institutes of Health (NIH)
b.) Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
c.) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
d.) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - ✔✔b.) Center for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
✔✔T/F Highly organized and developed resources in our national institutions and
organizations can be a hindrance for communities to respond effectively to their own
problems - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is an institute
under the National Institues of Health (NIH) - ✔✔False; under the CDC
, ✔✔Agencies that are funded primarily by tax dollars are referred to as:
a.) philanthropic foundations
b.) voluntary agencies
c.) governmental agencies
d.) professional agencies - ✔✔c.) governmental agencies
✔✔The power to arrest someone who refuses to undergo treatment for a communicable
disease lies within:
a.) a member of the local board of health
b.) a local health officer
c.) a community health nurse
d.) a scientist within the NIH - ✔✔b.) a local health officer
✔✔T/F Philanthropic foundations spend most of their efforts on fundraising - ✔✔False;
spend efforts on funding programs and research on the prevention, control, and
treatment of many diseases
✔✔T/F A community is a group of people who have common characteristics - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F Healthcare delivery is a public health concern of the 21st century - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F Choosing to eat wisely, wearing a safety belt, and visiting the physician are
examples of community/public health activities - ✔✔False;
Personal health activities
✔✔The beginning of government's major involvement in social issues, including health,
was marked by the:
a.) Hill-Burton Act in 1946
b.) establishment of Medicare in 1965
c.) Social Security Act of 1935
d.) United States involvement in World War II - ✔✔c.) Social Security Act of 1935
✔✔T/F Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle, drew attention to the plight of immigrants in
the meat packing industry - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F The leading cause of death in the United States today are communicable
diseases - ✔✔False;
chronic illnesses; heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, and
unintentional injuries
QUESTIONS SET A+
T/F The Department of Health and Human Services is the only entity under the federal
government that plays a role in our nations health - ✔✔False
✔✔The contributions of religious groups to community health have been:
a.) minimal
b.) relatively ineffective in the past 100 years
c.) expensive
d.) substantial - ✔✔d.) substantial
✔✔T/F The core functions of public health are utilized by state health agencies -
✔✔True
✔✔T/F Voluntary health agencies were created in Europe - ✔✔False; created in
America
✔✔Which agency maintains records, analyzes disease trends, and publishes
epidemiological reports on all types of disease?
a.) National Institutes of Health (NIH)
b.) Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
c.) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
d.) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - ✔✔b.) Center for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
✔✔T/F Highly organized and developed resources in our national institutions and
organizations can be a hindrance for communities to respond effectively to their own
problems - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is an institute
under the National Institues of Health (NIH) - ✔✔False; under the CDC
, ✔✔Agencies that are funded primarily by tax dollars are referred to as:
a.) philanthropic foundations
b.) voluntary agencies
c.) governmental agencies
d.) professional agencies - ✔✔c.) governmental agencies
✔✔The power to arrest someone who refuses to undergo treatment for a communicable
disease lies within:
a.) a member of the local board of health
b.) a local health officer
c.) a community health nurse
d.) a scientist within the NIH - ✔✔b.) a local health officer
✔✔T/F Philanthropic foundations spend most of their efforts on fundraising - ✔✔False;
spend efforts on funding programs and research on the prevention, control, and
treatment of many diseases
✔✔T/F A community is a group of people who have common characteristics - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F Healthcare delivery is a public health concern of the 21st century - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F Choosing to eat wisely, wearing a safety belt, and visiting the physician are
examples of community/public health activities - ✔✔False;
Personal health activities
✔✔The beginning of government's major involvement in social issues, including health,
was marked by the:
a.) Hill-Burton Act in 1946
b.) establishment of Medicare in 1965
c.) Social Security Act of 1935
d.) United States involvement in World War II - ✔✔c.) Social Security Act of 1935
✔✔T/F Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle, drew attention to the plight of immigrants in
the meat packing industry - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F The leading cause of death in the United States today are communicable
diseases - ✔✔False;
chronic illnesses; heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, and
unintentional injuries
